Cortical Hierarchy (Felleman & Van Essen)
■ System 1 (fast)
■ Transition
■ System 2 (slow)
Signal Propagation & Information Accumulation
Coherence
Rupture
Regeneration
1
Active Level
0.00
Information (nats)
0.10
Ω (current level)
1.00
exp(C/Ω) hier.
CRR Parameters
Level 1 Ω = 0.100
System 1
System 2
Global Ω Modifier
1.00×
← More S1
More S2 →
Signal Rate
1.0×
Noise Level
0.05
Cumulative Information
0.00 / 16.03 nats
Hierarchical Gain exp(C/Ω)
1.00 / 23.14
Level-Dependent Ω
Ω(n) = 0.1 × 1.132n
Rupture Condition
δ(now) when C ≥ Ω(n)
Critical Threshold
Icrit = 14·ln(π) ≈ 16 nats
Early levels (1-4): Low Ω, fast ruptures
Late levels (12-14): High Ω, slow integration
Late levels (12-14): High Ω, slow integration